Saturday, November 22, 2014

It's time to plan and budget for the annual "Recovery New Year's
Eve Celebration" hosted by the West Coast Area of Narcotics Anonymous.

You are invited to the Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown on December 31st
to ring in the New Year. This annual event attracts over 700 guests of
all ages and gives people in recovery an opportunity to celebrate the
holiday in
a safe fun environment.

9 pm to 12:30 am

RoundHouse in Yaletown, two minutes from the skytrain

Stage 1 - 80's, Rock and Dance Music

Stage 2 - House Music, Techno, Urban beats

Stage 3 - Live Music, Open Mic

Room 4 - Kids Zone

Room 5 - Marathon 12 Step Meeting

*A discount on tickets are provided for group sales to treatment
centres, from $25 to $15, these tickets must be purchased in a group by
your facility

*Do you have a talented client? they are welcome to sing or play
music on Stage 3, contact Don P to book the stage time by calling 778-892-5125

*to order bulk tickets at a discounted rate please contact Max at 604-992-4897

The majority of cities in Colorado that have now opted out of pot - for a total of 161 representing 70% of the state.

“Legalization in practice will always be the biggest enemy of
legalization,” Kevin Sabet Smart Approaches to Marijuana (USA) and
affiliate organization to Smart Approaches to Marijuana Canada
www.samcanada.net

Details for Colorado’s rejection of pot extents with a further 11.74%
with a moratoriums on pot use in place, leaving only 20% ( 47) with
licensing allowed as reported by SAM Colorado co-ordinate Bob Doyle.

Pot was further rejected in the State of Florida on November 4 th . 2014
with the defeat of the legalization of medical marijuana initiative.
The win came with a well fought campaign run under the banner “Don’t Let
Florida Go To Pot”.

In Washington DC voters passed a medi-pot initiative which does not
include the sale of marijuana. The campaign slogan for the pro marijuana
side of the debate was: “Legalization Ends Discrimination”.

In Oregon, the pro-pot people pumped at least $7.6 million into the
campaign, versus around $168,000 on our side. The Drug Policy Alliance,
which advocates the legalization of ALL drugs, spent at least $2.4
million in Oregon. The Peter Lewis family invested almost $2 million
there.

Oregon's vote means that users can possess a half pound of marijuana at a
time, plus 4 plants which can produce additional pounds. This is 8
times the amount of marijuana that is legal in Colorado and Washington.​

Alaska votes to legalize with a small margin, but the Marijuana Policy
Project invested over $1 million there vs $150,000 against legalization.

In the state of California 80% of towns, cities, including San Jose, the
3 rd largest city in California and the 10 th . largest city in the
USA, have passed medical marijuana bans. Their right to do so has been
upheld by the Supreme Court of California.

8.2% of Canadians use pot and 7% of Americans.

Both Canada and the USA are signatories to the United Nations The Rights
of the Child Treaty which rejects the move to more permissive drug
policies.

Endorsement

"All treatment centres in B.C. should get involved and support the Drug Prevention Network. As one collective voice we need to send the message that treatment works and it saves lives. There are recovery houses, treatment centers, private, government funded, long term, short term, detox, therapeutic communities etc. Let's help support prevention and help educate the public."